Personal Work

 

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Hello and welcome to my crazy little cartoon world – I am Zara M. the cartoonist and illustrator drawing to stay sane!

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​I started out drawing how I felt about being diagnosed with a mental health disorder, but now I just draw how I feel about ... all the things.

 

I'm currently dealing with a recent redundancy, so I am back navigating the familiar waters of unemployment.

 

I like to think that living with a mental health disorder gives me a unique perspective, but mostly my cartoons allow me to scream into the void. While I can't go round ranting IRL, my sketched self can.​

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My cartoons have become a kind of creative and cathartic form of self-therapy, but they also give me a voice to share my thoughts, feelings and experiences, and spread awareness about what it's like to live with a mental health disorder.

 

They also comment on what it's like to be a human being living in the world today, and I hope there is something that everyone and anyone can relate to in my work.

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I am also now drawing daily diary comics, which are short 4-panel cartoon strips that share snippets from my everyday life. If you subscribe on Substack you can enjoy my daily comic in your inbox every morning, and the occasional newsletter, when I have something important to share.

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Weekly roundups of my diary comics, as well as all cartoons and updates are also posted on my blog.